COVID-19

A student gives her coronavirus swab to Helenann Civian, the principal of South Boston Catholic Academy in Boston in January. The White House announced $10 billion to expand testing in K-12 schools.

White House Announces $10 Billion For COVID-19 Testing In Schools

3:59pm March 17, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start," said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.

Health & Safety

Many N.C. College Students Qualify For COVID-19 Shot April 7

3:27pm March 17, 2021

by Associated Press, Bryan Anderson

A sizable group of North Carolina college students will be eligible for a vaccine in April, under guidance from the state Department of Health and Human Services.

Nurse manager Lucy Golding draws up doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine March 14 in Stamford, Conn. Moderna has begun enrolling infants and young children into a vaccine trial.

Health & Safety

Vaccinating Children Seen As A Key Step Toward COVID-19 Herd Immunity

1:21pm March 17, 2021

by A Martinez

Moderna has begun testing its vaccine on children as young as 6 months old. A principal investigator in the trial says getting children vaccinated would be "a step getting back to our normal life."

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Growth of coronavirus cases around the world (as of March 14)

Coronavirus World Map: We've Now Passed The 100 Million Mark For Infections

8:21am March 16, 2021

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally.

Chart: Trend in U.S. COVID-19 cases, as of March 14

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How Severe Is Your State's Coronavirus Outbreak?

8:18am March 16, 2021

View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

Bamboo rats are among the wild animals farmed for food in China and other parts of Asia. A member of the World Health Organization team investigating the coronavirus pandemic says its report will conclude that such animal farms are likely the place where

Health & Safety

WHO Points To Wildlife Farms In Southern China As Likely Source Of Pandemic

7:51pm March 15, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Peter Daszak of the investigative team sent to Wuhan says the farms were probably where the coronavirus first jumped from bats to another animal before infecting humans.

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Economy

N.C. Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.9%; Pandemic Peak Now Higher

6:19pm March 15, 2021

by Associated Press

North Carolina's unemployment rate fell below 6% during January, government officials said on Monday, although jobless figures remain well above those recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic contract

Two first grade students talk in the back of class at the Green Mountain School last month in Woodland, Wash. The CDC's current guidance for schools recommends seating or desks be "at least 6 feet apart when feasible."

CDC Looks At Whether 3 Feet — Instead Of 6 — Is Safe For Schools' Social Distancing

5:29pm March 15, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

A new study found no difference in infection rates between schools in Massachusetts that required 3 feet of distance and those requiring 6 feet, so long as everyone wore masks.

Rohingya refugees at a work training center in Indonesia's Aceh province. Dr. Paul Spiegel of Johns Hopkins University's Center for Humanitarian Health is looking at the data that have been collected on refugees and other vulnerable populations. It's far

COVID-19 Data Miss A Lot Of People — Raising Questions

5:16pm March 15, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

Dr. Paul Spiegel talks about the gaps — and raises the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to huge changes in humanitarian responses.

Education

Triad Students Reflect On A Year Of Remote Learning

7:00am March 15, 2021

by David Ford

One year ago, schools all across North Carolina began shutting their doors and pivoting to remote learning to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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